Phase I trial of metastatic renal cell carcinoma with oral capecitabine and thalidomide

Background: The highly vascular nature of renal carcinoma cells suggests that inhibition of angiogenesis may be beneficial in this disease. Thalidomide has been described as inhibitor of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Therefore and in considerat...

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Main Authors: Brossart, Peter, Müller, Stefan C., Gorschlüter, Marcus, Kim, Young, Hauser, Stefan, Kraemer, Anja, Schmidt-Wolf, Ingo G. H.
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2009-06-01
Series:GMS German Medical Science
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Online Access:http://www.egms.de/en/gms/2009-7/000063.shtml